The light shone on Willow’s long hair that tumbled down her shoulder and coiled around her face. She


    looked as lively as a fairy fluttering around in the warm midsummer. She was vivacious, naive, and


    sometimes silly, but her smile brightened up the world. Captivated by her smile, Jasper couldn’t move


    his eyes away.


    Noticing his stare, Willow smiled sheepishly. and quickly buried her face in the nket. Jasper snapped


    out of it. Nervous, he stood up. Tll check things out. You get to sleep.”


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    “Sure, bute back soon,” said Willow. It was the dead of the night when Jasper came back. Willow


    had fallen asleep, and her leg was peeking out of the nket. Jasper was amused, then he tucked her


    in and nudged her leg into the nket.


    Nothing happened that night. Morning came, and everyone got ready for the expedition. Aside from the


    designated team, everyone else. stayed behind to guard the ship. Willow was on the expedition team,


    and she had four bodyguards with her.


    “Can you help me with my back, Jasper? I can’t reach it.” Willow approached Jasper holding at tub of


    sunscreen. She was only wearing a ck camisole, revealing her arms and beautiful back.


    Jasper almost stopped breathing for a moment, but he took the sunscreen and helped her rub it across


    her back. Her skin was soft and smooth to the touch.


    Willow tilted her head so he could rub the sunscreen all over the ces she couldn’t reach.


    Unbeknownst to her, Jasper was tall enough to notice the skin under her shirt when she was in this


    position. Willow grew perfectly, her body a lot more mature than her face would suggest.


    As he rubbed the sunscreen across her back, Jasper found himself perspiring a little. “Done,” he said


    huskily. Willow took the sunscreen back and smiled. “Thanks.” She opened up her closet and took a


    ck windbreaker out. She then tied her hair into a ponytail so that it was easier for her to work.


    The team set off. They got into three off-road vehicles and drove off ording to the guide’s


    instructions. The cave was only thirty minutes away, and they arrived at their destination not too long


    later. It was a natural cave with a small entrance. Only a single person could pass through it at one


    time, and there were a lot of passages inside. The ship was embedded under a stone wall. Thanks to


    the cave’s shelter, it was preserved nicely.


    Jasper followed Willow closely. When they came to the ship, what the team saw shocked them. The


    excited archeologists quickly whipped out their gear to start their investigation. Willow was equally


    excited as well. They split into smaller teams and entered the ship in batches. The vessel was gigantic-


    almost a hundred feet from forward to stern. The deck was about thirty feet wide. Shipbuilding was


    already decent enough even back in the day.


    “There’ll be two to threeyers of cabin in this ship. Maybe we’ll find something.” They split their team


    based on the work they would do. Willow’s team would stay on the deck to investigate. She whipped


    out her magnifying ss to take a closer look, but then the board under her creaked. Even though she


    wasn’t heavy, this ship was already more than a thousand years old, and the board underneath the


    deck was starting to give way.


    “Careful.” Jasper pulled Willow back to his side. The ce she stood on earlier had shattered and


    fallen. Jasper held the steel pole with one hand and sped Willow with his other arm, keeping her


    from falling.


    Willow was shocked too, and she gave Jasper a grateful look. Then, she checked out the hole


    curiously. “Oh, there’s a hidden chamber down there. We can check it out.”


    “Watch out for snakes. I’ll clear the path. Wait for me.” Jasper leaped into the hole. Once he was sure


    the chamber was safe, he said, “Jump. I’ll catch you.”